A I emerges as a ‘game changer’ for Accounting Department Mutuals’ financial reports completed more quickly Artificial intelligence ‒ AI ‒ provides fast answers to questions, allows our smart speakers at home to call up a favorite song or monitor an alarm system, and can easily clean up a form letter or school assignment. It’s also helping Rossmoor...

Fishing lures, vivid totes and painted “diamonds” among items for sale Bruce Johnson fished for king salmon in the Kenai River in Alaska years ago, and happened to be the only fisherman around with any luck. He was also the only one using a homemade lure in which he’d inserted small BBs that rattled. “The next day, I rented this out for 50 bucks an...

Suzy Clark came to the Event Center last week looking for a Rossmoor education, and there’s a lot to know. “I have a lot to learn; I still get lost going to places on campus,” said Clark, who has been living on the Rossmoor “campus” for about five weeks. Coming to the New Residents Fair on Oct. 28 was a step in the right direction, she said. “I cam...

Rossmoor prepares for the likelihood of big winter storms Rossmoor has been working to stay ahead in storm preparation for what’s predicted to be a strong El Niño weather pattern. Rossmoor Property Management (RPM) is focusing on mitigating potential issues, some of which include clearing leaves and seeing that drainage and gutters are cleared for ...

Rossmoor residents are invited to attend the sixth Vets Town Hall at Dollar Clubhouse on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. In support of Rossmoor’s veterans, The Golden Pear will be offering vets free coffee all morning at its outside beverage cart as well as a 25% discount off veterans’ meals all day Nov. 11. The agenda for a Vets...

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Friday, Oct. 23 ...

Transportation Service will be available within Rossmoor and to the Rossmoor Shopping Center on Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11). Service will be available within the Rossmoor community and to the shopping center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; there will be no service to downtown areas. Note that the dispatch office will be closed Nov. 11. To request a ri...

As the Tree of Lights marks its 40th anniversary this fall, this Monday’s program in Rossmoor will be the first in a series of ceremonies that memorialize friends and loved ones who have died. Rossmoor’s Tree of Lights ceremony is sponsored by Hospice East Bay and Friends of Hospice Rossmoor, the latter a Rossmoor club. Proceeds from this fundraisi...

The general election is this Tuesday, Nov. 2. Once again, the Event Center will be serving as a Rossmoor polling place for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day, as one of seven Election Day polling places in Walnut Creek. For those opting to vote in person ahead of Election Day, the Community Arts Auditorium at 111 N. Wiget Lane in Walnu...

As more than one person said on a recent Monday afternoon, death is the great mystery. At the Rossmoor End of Life Concerns Club meeting Oct. 19 in the packed Club Room at Creekside, four panelists of different faiths discussed the how they approach death. The “Spiritual and Religious Views on End of Life” event was co-sponsored by the Rossmoor Int...